Jennings comes in for opening batsman Hameed, set to return home for surgery on his badly-broken left little finger which will see him have a plate inserted into his hand.
The 19-year-old batted bravely for nearly three hours in the third Test defeat to India by eight wickets despite the injury, finishing unbeaten on 59.
Loading… But after sending an X-ray back to the UK for specialist examination, the England medical team decided they could not allow the youngster to remain in India and risk further damage.
“It’s a break that is all the way through the finger – the finger’s in two pieces... read more

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